The Obsolete Pesticide Collection Program protects Maine’s natural resources and prevents agriculture pollution by promoting the safe and proper disposal of outdated, unused or unwanted pesticides.
The program is made possible by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Board of Pesticides Control (BPC) and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
It is open to homeowners and family-owned farms who are encouraged to bring unwanted pesticides — including herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, and similar products used in agricultural production or around the home — to collection sites in Presque Isle, Bangor, Augusta and Portland.
The next obsolete pesticide collection days are scheduled to be held during October, one day each in Presque Isle, Bangor, Augusta and Portland.
Registration is required by Monday, Sept. 26 to participate; drop-ins are not permitted.
Details including registering and supplying the obsolete pesticides inventory form, a list of banned and unusable products, storage and transportation guidelines, and other disposal options are available at thinkfirstspraylast.org.
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